Sunday, May 2, 2010

I finally got it done. The one and only reason I have not blogged lately is I am trying to get into grad school. There is a lot of paperwork to get through for this process. Today I completed my portfolio and I will send it out tomorrow. Yay I am so happy to be done with it . Now I have to wait for the admisssions board to decide on whether I can get my Masters degree at their university. I do not know how I feel about that, but its the system that is in place and to get what I want I have to follow the system. When I was younger they were so much easier to follow.

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Hi,

I wanted to apologize for not blogging lately. When I started this blog I made a commitment to keep it up. So this week I will be blogging about several things, my new work and I will be started a book review page. So stay tuned.

Sunday, March 14, 2010

I have been experimenting this week with a number of techniques. I had a lot of fun with trying to make canes, working with mica powders and alcohol inks. The canes where somewhat successful. I going to try again using a different type of clay. I think the kaleidoscope cane will work better for me if I use kato clay. I have avoided kato clay so far because I have such a hard time conditioning it. I did manage to make something out of the cane I made. Take a look at beginnings of a pendant in black and white in the picture.

I also made a klimt cane and with it I made the beginnings a pendant. I have to work on the details of the necklace. This piece will be very simple because of all the colors in the cane. I really like colors and I was able to use studio sculpey for this piece. I really loved working with the clay extruder. I have a minor in Ceramics and I did not realize how much I miss using an extruder, so I really had fun. This cane is very simple to make and I think I did a pretty good job.

I experimented with mica powders and I had lot of fun. I will do more experiments with these powders in many different colors. It gives the pieces a new dimension and opens up many possibilities.

Gold leafing is okay I really don't what I going to do with this technique but it is interesting. I completely failed using the inks. The colors do not blend like I want them to, but I will continue to perfect this technique as well.

My husband always says the more tools you have in your toolbox the more cars you can work on. So my goal is to perfect as many techniques as I can, so that my creative mind can soar.

Sunday, March 7, 2010

I have finally gotten a blog. This is really a stretch for me, but I will do my very best to keep it. For those of who have never heard of yolidesignz, you have come along at the right time. For those of you who know me, don't laugh too much.

I have been an artist for about 18 years now. It all started when I got out of the military to be a stay at home mom. I needed something to put myselt (that part of me that was not mother and wife) into . Art became an intricate part of who I am and what I do. When my kids got older I went back to school for art. It took 12 years between being a wife and homeschooling mom, but I finished school. Now I am, about to go back to in May for my MA in art education. It is my dream to pass on my love of art and the creative process to kids of all ages.

I work with many mediums and hopefully you will get to see most of it. I will be teaching myself many knew techniques and will be sharing both my failures and my successes with you.

Please remember this if you get nothing else out this blog ---- Success Happens Daily!!! Life and Art is in the doing.